McCain Fieldstrips His List of GOP Up-and-Comers
The ’08 presidential election is long over, but the drama that a certain folksy governor from Alaska unleashed into John McCain's world might still rankle him, considering McCain's perhaps purposeful omission of Sarah Palin from the list of up-and-coming Republicans he trotted out for Jay Leno Monday night. Update: Video added
The ’08 presidential election is long over, but the drama that a certain folksy governor from Alaska unleashed into John McCain’s world might still rankle him, considering McCain’s perhaps purposeful omission of Sarah Palin from the list of up-and-coming Republicans he trotted out for Jay Leno Monday night.
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“We have, I’m happy to say, a lot of voices out there,” McCain told host Jay Leno before listing Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty, Utah Gov. Jim Huntsman, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, and Florida Gov. Charlie Crist.
“There are a lot of governors out there who are young and dynamic,” said the Arizona senator.
McCain then quickly joked, “I’ve left out somebody’s name and I’m going to hear about it.”
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